Whipsaw - May Long Weekend

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Re: Whipsaw - May Long Weekend

#26 Post by Doc Tari » Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:37 pm

The snow and scenery were awesome
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Re: Whipsaw - May Long Weekend

#27 Post by ANDYD » Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:12 am

Very nice photos Pete, thanks for posting. I will copy and post them into the 2012 Gallery.
Was Lodestone Lake still frozen?

It wont be long until we run the next Whipsaw 2012 #2 :thumbup:
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Re: Whipsaw - May Long Weekend

#28 Post by Doc Tari » Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:08 pm

Thanks Andy, here are a few more.

Here is what the camp fire looked like in the morning. Despite the depth of the hole measuring out at 48", that's not the ground at the bottom, just the ashes. There were a couple more feet of snow below that.
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Re: Whipsaw - May Long Weekend

#29 Post by Doc Tari » Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:14 pm

The areas around the trees were a lot softer than the open spaces.
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Re: Whipsaw - May Long Weekend

#30 Post by Doc Tari » Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:20 pm

Tow straps and shovels were not an uncommon sight...
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Re: Whipsaw - May Long Weekend

#31 Post by Doc Tari » Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:25 pm

Kris playing in the snow
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Re: Whipsaw - May Long Weekend

#32 Post by Doc Tari » Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:32 pm

In places, the Mogs had to squeeze though the trees. The trail was narrower than normal because the high snow put us up in the branches.
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Re: Whipsaw - May Long Weekend

#33 Post by Doc Tari » Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:37 pm

Chris, Kris, and Chris
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Re: Whipsaw - May Long Weekend

#34 Post by Doc Tari » Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:40 pm

Big and Stinky, their names are interchangeable
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Re: Whipsaw - May Long Weekend

#35 Post by Doc Tari » Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:44 pm

With a bit of help from time-to-time, Chris and his Disco did really well, even without tire chains
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Re: Whipsaw - May Long Weekend

#36 Post by Doc Tari » Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:49 pm

Without a doubt, the snow was the best I've driven on
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Re: Whipsaw - May Long Weekend

#37 Post by Doc Tari » Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:54 pm

Huge tires, ultra low gears, and lockers on both ends made short work of the snow for Alec
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Re: Whipsaw - May Long Weekend

#38 Post by Doc Tari » Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:58 pm

The cab of this Mog fire truck was so big, there was an usher to show you to your seat...
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Re: Whipsaw - May Long Weekend

#39 Post by Doc Tari » Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:00 pm

Chris getting tipsy
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Re: Whipsaw - May Long Weekend

#40 Post by Doc Tari » Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:04 pm

Loadstone at last. The lake was still well frozen and covered in a lot of snow.
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Re: Whipsaw - May Long Weekend

#41 Post by Doc Tari » Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:10 pm

On the way out, low tire pressure, off camber trail, a sharp right turn, and soft snow managed to de-bead the Mog's tire. We re-seated it using camp stove fuel and a lighter.
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Re: Whipsaw - May Long Weekend

#42 Post by Doc Tari » Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:17 pm

A little winching and we were good to go
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Re: Whipsaw - May Long Weekend

#43 Post by Doc Tari » Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:20 pm

Flotation and traction were killer and we had a blast route finding and picking our lines through the trees. This one is going to be hard to top...
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